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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 10-Q



              |X|Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

               For the quarterly period ended March 26, 1995, or

              |_|Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

                           Commission File No. 1-9510

                               FFP PARTNERS, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             Delaware                                           75-2147570
     (State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. employer
     incorporation or organization                       identification number)
                2801 Glenda Avenue; Fort Worth, Texas 76117-4391
          (Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

                                  817/838-4700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


     Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant:  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes __X__    No _____


                            Class A Units 2,099,039
                            Class B Units 1,533,522
                (Number of units outstanding as of May 10, 1995)


                      FFP PARTNERS, L.P., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (In thousands)
                                  (Unaudited)

                                                  March 26,      December 25,
                                                   1995             1994
                              ASSETS
Current Assets -
    Cash                                          $11,375           $11,400
    Receivables, including current portion of 
        noncurrent notes receivable                 8,826             8,995
    Inventories                                    11,054            11,346
    Prepaid expenses and other                        529               607
        Total Current Assets                       31,784            32,348
Property and equipment, net of accumulated
        depreciation                               30,102            29,959
Noncurrent notes receivable, excluding current
     portion                                        1,116             1,099
Claims for reimbursement of environmental
        remediation costs                           1,192             1,490
Other assets, net                                   2,976             3,082
        Total Assets                              $67,170           $67,978
   
                 LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities -
    Current installments of long-term debt         $2,260            $2,131
    Current installments of obligation under
     capital lease                                    406               552
    Accounts payable                               10,432            13,180
    Money orders payable                            5,141             4,262
    Accrued expenses                               14,015            12,323
        Total Current Liabilities                  32,254            32,448
Long-term debt, excluding current installments      8,197             8,634
Obligation under capital lease, excluding
     current installments                             809               893
Other liabilities                                   1,277             1,153
        Total Liabilities                          42,537            43,128
Partners' Equity, net of treasury units of $269 at
    March 26, 1995, and December 25, 1994          24,633            24,850
        Total Liabilities and Partners' Equity    $67,170           $67,978

     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                       FFP PARTNERS, L.P., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                         CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
                      (In thousands, except per unit data)
                                  (Unaudited)
                                                     Three Months Ended
                                               March 26, 1995   March 27, 1994
Revenues -
    Motor fuel                                    $67,499           $63,974
    Merchandise                                    15,440            18,340
    Miscellaneous                                   1,474             1,511
        Total Revenues                             84,413            83,825

Costs and Expenses -
    Cost of motor fuel                             62,279            59,315
    Cost of merchandise                            11,164            13,512
    Direct store expenses                           6,979             7,419
    General and administrative expenses             2,445             2,656
    Depreciation and amortization                     958             1,036
        Total Costs and Expenses                   83,825            83,938

Operating Income/(Loss)                               588              (113)
    Interest expense                                  309               345
Income/(Loss) Before Income Taxes and
    Extraordinary Item                                279              (458)

    Deferred income tax expense                       125                28
     
Income/(Loss) Before Extraordinary Item               154              (486)

    Extraordinary item - gain on extinguishment
        of debt                                         0               200
    
Net Income/(Loss)                                    $154             $(286)
   
Income/(Loss) allocated to -
    Limited partners                                 $152             $(283)
    General partner                                     2                (3)
Income/(Loss) per Class A and Class B Unit -
    Before extraordinary item                       $0.04            $(0.13)
    Net income/(loss)                                0.04             (0.08)

Weighted average number of Class A and Class B
    Units outstanding                               3,607             3,589

     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                       FFP PARTNERS, L.P., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (In thousands)
                                  (Unaudited)


                                                      Three Months Ended
                                                March 26, 1995   March 27, 1994
Cash Flows from Operating Activities -
    Net income/(loss)                                 154             (286)
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash
        provided/(used) by operating activities -
            Depreciation and amortization             958            1,036
            Deferred income tax expense               125               27
            Gain on extinguishment of debt              0             (200)
            Net change in operating assets and
               liabilities                            377           (1,156)
    Net cash provided/(used) by operating
          activities                                1,614             (579)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities -
    Additions of property and equipment, net       (1,101)             (693)
    Net cash (used) by investing activities        (1,101)             (693)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities -
    Net borrowings/(repayments) under
        credit facilities                            (538)           (5,577)
    Net cash provided/(used) by financing
          activities                                 (538)           (5,577)

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash                       (25)           (6,849)

Cash at beginning of period                        11,400            13,191

Cash at end of period                             $11,375            $6,342



     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                       FFP PARTNERS, L.P., AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 MARCH 26, 1995
                                  (Unaudited)


1.  Basis of Presentation

     The  condensed   consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  assets,
liabilities,  and results of operations of FFP Partners, L.P., and its 99%-owned
subsidiaries,  FFP  Operating  Partners,  L.P.,  Direct  Fuels,  L.P.,  and  FFP
Financial Services,  L.P., and its 100%-owned  subsidiaries,  FFP Illinois Money
Orders, Inc., Practical Tank Management,  Inc., and FFP Transportation,  L.L.C.,
collectively referred to as the "Company."

     The  condensed  consolidated  balance  sheet as of March 26, 1995,  and the
consolidated  income  statements and condensed  consolidated  statements of cash
flows for the three month periods ended March 26, 1995, and March 27, 1994, have
been prepared by the Company  without audit.  In the opinion of management,  all
adjustments,  consisting  only of normal  recurring  adjustments,  necessary  to
fairly  present the Company's  financial  position as of March 27, 1994, and the
results of operations and cash flows for the three month periods ended March 26,
1995,  and March 27, 1994,  have been made.  Interim  operating  results are not
necessarily indicative of results for the entire year.

     The notes to the  consolidated  financial  statements which are included in
the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 25, 1994,
include  accounting  policies  and  additional   information   pertinent  to  an
understanding of these interim  financial  statements.  That information has not
changed other than as a result of normal  transactions in the three months ended
March 26, 1995, except as described in notes 2 and 3 below.


2.  Income per Unit and Distributions

     The Class A and Class B Units  represent  a 99%  interest  in the  Company.
Accordingly, income or loss per unit is calculated by dividing 99% of the income
or loss amount by the weighted average number of units outstanding.

     The  Company  did  not  declare  nor  pay  any  cash  distributions  to its
unitholders  during the three months  ended March 27,  1994.  In March and April
1995, the Company declared  distributions totaling $1,431,000 ($0.39 per Class A
and Class B Unit comprised of $0.12 payable on April 12, 1995, to unitholders of
record on March 31, 1995,  and $0.27 payable on May 9, 1995, to  unitholders  of
record on April 24, 1995).


3.  Amendment to Credit Agreement

     In May 1995, the Company and its primary bank lender amended their existing
Credit Agreement. Under this amendment, the Company made a $2,000,000 payment on
its term debt (bringing the balance then outstanding to $7,500,000), rescheduled
the amortization of the then outstanding balance to $312,500 per quarter (rather
than  $500,000 per  quarter),  and reduced the interest rate on the term loan to
the  bank's  prime  rate  (from  prime plus 1/2  point).  In  addition,  certain
financial  ratios were modified which will  generally  allow the Company to make
larger  distributions  to its  unitholders  than were permitted under the Credit
Agreement prior to the amendment.
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                     FFP PARTNERS, L.P., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                 FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


     Results of Operations  for First Quarter 1995 (three months ended March 26,
1995) compared with First Quarter 1994 (three months ended March 27, 1994)

     The  $3,525,000  (5.5%)  increase in the Company's  motor fuel revenues was
caused by generally higher fuel prices during the first quarter 1995 as compared
to the same period last year.  Fuel  volumes sold  (measured  in gallons),  both
wholesale and retail,  declined slightly (3.1% and 1.4%,  respectively) from the
prior year. However,  even though fuel volumes declined somewhat,  the margin on
motor fuel increased $561,000 (12%) over the prior year due to higher per gallon
margins on both retail and  wholesale  sales.  The 1995 retail margin per gallon
was 10.3 cents vs 8.2 cents and the wholesale margin increased to 1.9 cents from
1 cent per gallon.

     Merchandise  sales  declined  $2,900,000  (15.8%)  due to a decline  in the
number of  convenience  stores  operated  during the 1995 quarter  compared with
1994.  This  decline,  an average of 17.5 stores for the quarter,  is due to the
closing in late 1994 of the Company's five convenience stores in Illinois and to
a program,  begun by the Company in mid-1994, to sell the merchandise operations
of selected  convenience stores to independent  operators.  The $552,000 (11.4%)
decline in merchandise gross profit is attributable to the lower sales volume as
the  merchandise  margin  percentage  increased from 26.3% in the 1994 period to
27.7% in the first quarter 1995. This increase is due to management's efforts to
increase  prices on  selected  items in order to improve  the  overall  yield on
merchandise sales.

     The $440,000 (5.9%) decline in direct store expenses is attributable to the
decline in the number of convenience  stores  discussed  above as the same-store
direct store expenses are flat from 1994 to 1995.

     General and  administrative  expenses  declined $211,000 (7.9%) in the 1995
quarter as compared to the 1994 period. This decline resulted from reductions in
salary  and  personnel  related  costs  (due to a  reduction  in the  number  of
administrative  employees),  bad debts,  and advertising and promotion offset by
small increases in several other categories of expense.

     The decline in  depreciation  and  amortization  resulted from the complete
depreciation in mid-1994 of certain assets  acquired upon the Company's  initial
formation in May 1987.

     The  modest  drop in  interest  expense  ($36,000  or 10.4%) was due to the
scheduled  reductions  in the  Company's  term debt during 1994 and to the lower
rates afforded the Company under the Credit Agreement entered into at the end of
February 1994.  However,  the benefit of these debt payments and the lower rates
under the new Credit Agreement were offset,  to some extent, by generally higher
levels of interest rates during the 1995 period as compared to the first quarter
1994. At the end of February  1994,  the Company  completed a refinancing of its
primary bank debt with another  financial  institution.  In connection with this
transaction, the Company received a discount of $200,000 on the early pay-off of
the existing debt.  This $200,000 is reflected as an  extraordinary  item in the
accompanying consolidated statement of operations.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The Company's  working  capital at the end of the first quarter 1995, was a
negative  $470,000  as compared  to a negative  $100,000 at year end 1994.  This
decline was due  principally to the accrual for  distributions  to  unitholders.
Even  though  the  Company  had  negative  working  capital,  it had  $8,000,000
available under its revolving credit line.

     In May 1995, the Company and its primary bank lender amended their existing
Credit Agreement. Under this amendment, the Company made a $2,000,000 payment on
its term debt (bringing the balance then outstanding to $7,500,000), rescheduled
the amortization of the then outstanding balance to $312,500 per quarter (rather
than  $500,000 per  quarter),  and reduced the interest rate on the term loan to
the  bank's  prime  rate  (from  prime plus 1/2  point).  In  addition,  certain
financial  ratios were modified which will  generally  allow the Company to make
larger  distributions  to its  unitholders  than were permitted under the Credit
Agreement prior to the amendment

     Although the $2,000,000 payment on the term loan will negatively impact the
Company's working capital,  management  believes the availability of funds under
its revolving credit line,  coupled with the Company's  traditional use of trade
credit, will permit operations to be conducted in a customary manner.

     During  April and May  1995,  the  Company  declared  distributions  to its
unitholders  totaling  $1,431,000  ($0.39  per  Class A and  Class B Unit).  The
Company is evaluating re-instituting a routine quarterly distribution;  however,
a  decision  has not yet  been  made as to when  any  such  distributions  might
commence nor with respect to the amount of any such distribution. However, it is
the Company's  intention to distribute to its  unitholders on an annual basis an
amount at least sufficient to fund the tax liability,  at the highest individual
federal income tax rate,  arising from the income  allocated to the unitholders.
The declaration of any distributions  is, however,  subject to the determination
by the Board of Directors of the General Partner that such action is prudent and
advisable at the time such distributions might be made.
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                        EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

Exhibits

     10.12 Third Amendment dated as of May 1, 1995, to Credit Agreement  between
Bank of America Texas,  N.A., and FFP Operating  Partners,  L.P., dated February
25, 1994.
     27    Financial Data Schedule.
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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                            FFP PARTNERS, L.P.
                                            Registrant

Date:  May 12, 1995                         By:   /s/John H. Harvison
                                                  John H. Harvison
                                                  Chairman and
                                                  Chief Executive Officer

Date:  May 12, 1995                         By:   /s/Steven B. Hawkins
                                                  Steven B. Hawkins
                                                  Vice President - Finance
                                                  and Chief Financial Officer

                                THIRD AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                                CREDIT AGREEMENT


     THIS  THIRD  AMENDMENT  TO  CREDIT  AGREEMENT  (this  "Amendment")  is made
effective  for all purposes as of the 1st day of May,  1995, by and between Bank
of America Texas, N.A. (the "Bank") and FFP Operating Partners, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (the "Borrower").

                                  REFERENCES:

     Reference  is  made  to the  Credit  Agreement  (as  amended,  the  "Credit
Agreement")  dated as of February 25, 1994 by and between Bank and Borrower,  as
amended by that  certain  First  Amendment  to Credit  Agreement,  entered  into
effective as of March 30,  1994,  by and between the Bank and the  Borrower,  as
further amended by that certain Second  Amendment to Credit  Agreement,  entered
into effective as of August 31, 1994, by and between the Bank and the Borrower.


                                   RECITALS:

     Borrower has requested  that the Bank amend certain of the covenants of the
Credit Agreement; specifically,

     (1) to provide for a $2,000,000  prepayment on the Term  Commitment  and to
re-amortize  and extend the Term  Commitment from December 31, 1999 to March 31,
2001;

     (2) to amend the covenant pertaining to the debt coverage ratio;

     (3) to extend the maturity of the Revolving  Commitment from April 30, 1996
to April 30, 1997;

     (4) to  discontinue  the  Borrowing  Base  restrictions  pertaining  to the
Revolving Commitment; and

     (5) to reduce the interest rates  available on the Term Commitment from (a)
either the Reference  Rate plus one-half  percentage  point or the Offshore Rate
plus two and one-quarter  (2.25) percentage  points, to (b) either the Reference
Rate or the Offshore Rate plus two (2.0) percentage points.

     Subject to the terms and  conditions  set forth  below,  Bank has agreed to
amend the Credit Agreement.


THIRD AMENDMENT--Page 1
<PAGE>
                                  AGREEMENTS:

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
herein  contained,  and other good and valuable  consideration,  the receipt and
sufficiency  of which are  hereby  acknowledged,  the  parties  hereto  agree as
follows:


                                   ARTICLE I
                                  Definitions

     1.1  Capitalized  terms used in this  Amendment  are  defined in the Credit
Agreement, as amended hereby, unless otherwise stated.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                   Amendments

     2.1 Line of Credit Amount. Section 2.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

     (a) During the Availability Period described below, the Bank will provide a
line of credit to the Borrower for the purposes of  supporting  future growth in
accounts  receivable and inventory,  along with providing  intra-month  fuel tax
remittance   support.   The  amount  of  the  line  of  credit  (the  "Revolving
Commitment") is equal to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00).


     2.2 Availability  Period.  The first sentence of Section 2.2,  Availability
Period,  of the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:

     Subject to the terms and  conditions of this Agreement  (including  without
limitation,  Section  10.12) the line of credit is  available  during the period
(the  "Availability  Period") beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending
April 30, 1997 (the "Expiration Date") unless the Borrower is in default.


     2.3 Term Loan Amount.  Section 3.1, Loan Amount, of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

     3.1 Loan Amount.  The Bank agrees to provide a term loan to the Borrower in
the amount of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars  ($7,500,000.00)  (the
"Term Commitment").

THIRD AMENDMENT--Page 2
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     2.4 Term Loan Interest  Rate.  The first  sentence of Section 3.3(a) of the
Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended and  restated  to read in its  entirety as
follows:

     (a) Unless the  Borrower  elects an  optional  interest  rate as  described
below,  the interest rate is the lesser of (1) the Maximum Rate, or (2) the rate
(the "Term Loan Basic Rate") that is equal to the Reference Rate.


     2.5 Term Loan Repayment Terms.  Section 3.4, Repayment Terms, of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

     (a) The Borrower will pay all accrued but unpaid  interest on June 30, 1995
and then  quarterly  thereafter  (i.e.,  March  31,  June 30,  September  30 and
December 31) and upon payment in full of the principal of the loan.

     (b) The Borrower will repay principal in successive quarterly  installments
of Three Hundred Twelve  Thousand Five Hundred  Dollars  ($312,500.00)  starting
June 30, 1995, and then quarterly thereafter (i.e., March 31, June 30, September
30 and December  31). On March 31, 2001,  the Borrower  will repay the remaining
principal balance plus any interest then due.


     2.6 Offshore  Interest  Rate.  Section 3.6,  Offshore  Rate,  of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

     3.6  Offshore  Rate.  The Borrower may elect to have all or portions of the
principal  balance of the Term  Commitment  bear  interest  at the rate equal to
lesser  of (a) the  Maximum  Rate,  or (b) the  Offshore  Rate  plus  two  (2.0)
percentage points.


     2.7  Conversion  to Fixed  Rate.  The last  sentence  of Section 4.1 of the
Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended and  restated  to read in its  entirety as
follows:

     Subject  to the  provisions  of Section  4.6,  upon the  expiration  of any
interest  period then in effect and  pertaining  to the Offshore  Rate under the
Term  Commitment,  the Borrower  may select an interest  period for the Offshore
Rate under the Term Commitment having an expiration date that is the same as the
stated maturity date of the Term Commitment (i.e., March 31, 2001).



THIRD AMENDMENT--Page 3
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     2.8  Direct  Debit  (Pre-Billing).  Section  7.4 of the  Credit  Agreement,
pertaining to direct debit of Borrower's  deposit account,  is hereby deleted in
its entirety.


     2.9 Compliance  Certificates.  Section  10.2(c) of the Credit  Agreement is
hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

     (c) Within fifty (50) days of the quarter's end, a compliance  certificate,
in the form attached  hereto as Exhibit H, signed by the general  partner of the
Borrower.


     2.10 Borrowing Base Certificates.  Section 10.2(d) of the Credit Agreement,
pertaining to monthly  submissions  of borrowing  base  certificates,  is hereby
deleted in its entirety.


     2.11 Distributions. Section 10.6, Distributions, of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

     10.6  Distributions.  Without the Bank's  prior,  written  consent,  not to
declare or pay any distributions in respect of any of its partnership interests,
except in an  amount in each  fiscal  year up to the  lesser of (a) one  hundred
percent (100%) of the  consolidated  net income of Borrower,  its parent,  their
subsidiaries and affiliates,  for such fiscal year, or (b) such amount as allows
the Borrower to satisfy,  after giving  effect to such  distributions,  the debt
coverage ratio as set forth in Section 11.4.


     2.12 Out of Debt Period.  Section 10.12, Out of Debt Period,  of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

     10.12 Out of Debt Period.  To repay any  advances in full,  and not to draw
any  additional  advances on its  revolving  line of credit,  for a period of at
least seven (7) consecutive days in each calendar  quarter.  For the purposes of
this  paragraph,  "advances"  does not include  undrawn  amounts of  outstanding
letters of credit.


     2.13 Debt  Coverage  Ratio.  Section 11.4,  Cash Flow Ratio,  of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

     11.4 Debt Coverage Ratio. To maintain on a

THIRD AMENDMENT--Page 4
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consolidated basis a debt coverage ratio of at least 1.10 : 1.0.

     "Debt  coverage  ratio"  means the ratio of (1) cash flow to (2) the sum of
the current  portion of long term debt owing to all  creditors of the  Borrower,
its parents,  subsidiaries  and  affiliates,  plus capital  expenditures  of the
Borrower its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates. This ratio will be calculated
at the end of each fiscal quarter, using the results of that quarter and each of
the 3 immediately preceding quarters.

     "Cash flow" is defined as net income from  operations,  after  taxes,  plus
depreciation,  amortization and other non-cash charges,  less cash distributions
made in accordance with Section 10.6.


     2.14  Guarantors.  Exhibit A to the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced and
restated to read in its  entirety  as set forth in Exhibit A-3  attached to this
Amendment.

         
                                  ARTICLE III
                                   Conditions

     3.1  Conditions  to  Amendment.  The  effectiveness  of this  Amendment  is
conditioned upon and subject to the satisfaction of the following requirements:

     (a) The Borrower shall have made a prepayment on the Term  Commitment in an
amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000);

     (b) The  Guarantors  shall have  consented to this  Amendment  and ratified
their Guaranties;

     (c) The Borrower shall have executed and delivered to Lender a Renewal Term
Note and a Renewal Master (Revolving Credit) Note;

     (d)  The  Borrower  shall  have  paid a term  loan  fee  in the  amount  of
Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00);

     (e) The  Borrower  shall  have paid an  amendment  fee in the amount of Two
Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00);

     (f) The Borrower  shall have paid interest on the Term  Commitment  current
through the date of this Amendment; and


THIRD AMENDMENT--Page 5
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     (g) The  Borrower  shall have paid  interest  on the  Revolving  Commitment
current through the date of this Amendment.

     3.2 Condition Subsequent. As a condition subsequent to the effectiveness of
this Amendment the Bank agrees to deliver to the Borrower,  within fourteen (14)
days of Borrower's  satisfaction of the conditions  stated in Section 3.1 above,
the originals of the following:

     (a) that certain  Reference Rate Related Note,  dated February 25, 1994, in
the original principal amount of $12,000,000.00,  executed by Borrower,  payable
to the order of Bank; and

     (b) that certain  Master  Note,  dated  February 25, 1994,  in the original
principal amount of $10,000,000.00,  executed by Borrower,  payable to the order
of Bank.


                                   ARTICLE IV
                                   No Waiver

     4.1  Except  as  otherwise  specifically  provided  for in this  Amendment,
nothing  contained  herein  shall be  construed  as a waiver  by the Bank of any
covenant or provision of this Amendment,  or of any other contract or instrument
between  Borrower  and the Bank;  and the  Bank's  failure  at any time or times
hereafter to require  strict  performance  by Borrower of any provision  thereof
shall not waive,  affect or diminish any right of the Bank to thereafter  demand
strict compliance  therewith.  The Bank hereby reserves all rights granted under
the Credit Agreement,  as amended,  and any other contract or instrument between
Borrower and the Bank.


                                   ARTICLE V
                 Ratifications, Representations and Warranties

     5.1  Ratifications.  The terms and  provisions  set forth in this Amendment
shall modify and supersede all  inconsistent  terms and  provisions set forth in
the Credit Agreement,  and, except as expressly  modified and superseded by this
Amendment,  the terms and  provisions  of the Credit  Agreement are ratified and
confirmed  and shall  continue in full force and effect.  Borrower  and the Bank
agree that the Credit Agreement,  as amended hereby, shall continue to be legal,
valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms.

     5.2 Representations and Warranties of Borrower.  Borrower hereby represents
and warrants to the Bank that (a) the  execution,  delivery and  performance  of
this Amendment have been

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authorized by all requisite  partnership action on the part of Borrower and
will not violate the partnership agreement or certificate of limited partnership
of  Borrower;  and (b) Borrower is in full  compliance  with all  covenants  and
agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.


                                   ARTICLE VI
                            Miscellaneous Provisions

     6.1 Amendment Fee. In consideration of the Bank agreeing to amend the terms
of the  Agreement,  as set forth  above,  the  Borrower  will pay the Bank a Two
Thousand Dollar  ($2,000) fee for such amendment,  as provided by Section 5.1(d)
of the Credit Agreement and by Section 3.1(e) of this Amendment.

     6.2  Severability.  Any  provision  of this  Amendment  held by a court  of
competent  jurisdiction  to be  invalid  or  unenforceable  shall not  impair or
invalidate  the  remainder of this  Amendment  and the effect  thereof  shall be
confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable.

     6.3 Binding  Effect.  This Amendment shall be binding upon Borrower and the
Bank and their respective successors and assigns.

     6.4   Counterparts.   This  Amendment  may  be  executed  in  one  or  more
counterparts,  each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original,
but all of  which  when  taken  together  shall  constitute  one  and  the  same
instrument.

     6.5 Effect of Waiver. No consent or waiver, express or implied, by the Bank
to or for any breach of or deviation  from any covenant or condition by Borrower
shall be  deemed a consent  to or waiver of any other  breach of the same or any
other covenant, condition or duty.

     6.6  Headings.  The  headings,  captions,  and  arrangements  used  in this
Amendment are for convenience  only and shall not affect the  interpretation  of
this Amendment.

     6.7  Applicable  Law.  THIS  AMENDMENT  AND ALL OTHER  AGREEMENTS  EXECUTED
PURSUANT  HERETO SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE AND TO BE  PERFORMABLE IN AND
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS.

     6.8 Final Agreement.  THE CREDIT AGREEMENT,  AS AMENDED HEREBY,  REPRESENTS
THE ENTIRE EXPRESSION OF THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF
ON THE DATE THIS AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED. THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED HEREBY,
MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR

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SUBSEQUENT  ORAL  AGREEMENTS  OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN  ORAL
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. NO MODIFICATION,  RESCISSION, WAIVER, RELEASE OR
AMENDMENT OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE MADE,  EXCEPT BY A WRITTEN
AGREEMENT SIGNED BY BORROWER AND THE BANK.

     This  Agreement  is  executed as of the date stated at the top of the first
page.


Bank of America Texas, N.A.                 FFP Operating Partners, L.P.

                                            By:  FFP Partners Management
                                                 Company, Inc., General Partner


By: /s/Donald P. Hellman                         By: /s/Steven B. Hawkins
   Donald P. Hellman                                Steven B. Hawkins
   Vice President                                    Vice President-Finance








Exhibit:

A-3  -  Guarantors


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